SMETHURST, Norman George

Rank: 
Private (later Lance Sergeant)
Unit / Base: 
9 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
The Buffs, 1st Bn.
Service: 
Army
Service Number: 
14508144
Born: 
Tuesday, April 15, 1924
Died : 
Monday, November 28, 1994
Place died or last resided: 
Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire
Age: 
70
Norman Smethurst 9 Commando
Norman Smethurst worked as a Reeler in the Paper Manufacuring Industry before enlisting on 7 January 1943. Volunteered for Special Service and attached to No.9 Commando 2 troop. Overseas active service included Italy and Greece. To Reserve List Class 'B' Release 1946. Post war member of the Commando Association.
 
Sources
Soldiers Service and Pay Book (Army Book 64) seen.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 100 (1995).
[Image] Pauline Smethurst.
 

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